Great Eastern Railway

Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
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Dates of operation	1862–1923
Predecessor	Eastern Counties Railway; Eastern Union Railway; and others
Successor	London and North Eastern Railway
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The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was a pre-grouping British railway company. The company's main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and had other lines through East Anglia. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.

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v t e The "Big Four" pre-nationalisation British railway companies
Great Western London Midland & Scottish London & North Eastern Southern
GWR constituents	Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Barry Railway Cambrian Railways Cardiff Railway Great Western Railway Rhymney Railway Taff Vale Railway Full list
LNER constituents	Great Central Great Eastern Great Northern Great North of Scotland Hull & Barnsley North British North Eastern Full list
LMS constituents	Caledonian Furness Glasgow & South Western Highland Lancashire & Yorkshire London and North Western Midland North Staffordshire Full list
SR constituents	London and South Western Railway London, Brighton and South Coast Railway London, Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway South Eastern Railway Full list
See also History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923–1947 List of companies involved in the grouping